Book and copy holder



(N0 ModeL) A. I-IOOKETT.

BOOK AND OOPY HOLDER.

No. 327.682. Patented Oct. 6, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AMOS HOOKETT, OF WILMINGTON, OHIO.

BOOK AND COPY HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,682, dated October6, 1885.

Application filed March 9, 1885. Serial No. 158,192. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that I, AMos HooKErr,of Wilmington, in the county of Clintonand State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Book and CopyHolder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of my invention; Fig. 2, a perspectiveView of the separate parts; Fig. 8, a plan view showing my inventionapplied upon a book.

The object of this invention is to furnish a simple and convenient meansfor holding open the pages of bound books for copying and referencepurposes,and also for holdingin place the copy that is to be transcribedupon the pages of the book.

The invention consists of a longitudinal rod adapted for attachment tothe book, and a holder arranged to slide'on the rod; also in certainnovel details in the construction of said parts, as will be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed.

A is a longitudinal tubular rod provided at one end with a suitablehook, a, adapted to engage the leaves or back binding of a book, and atthe opposite end provided with a sliding hook, a, the shank of which Afits within and slides upon the part A. The said parts when combinedform the longitudinally-adjustable hooked rod A, which may be attachedto a book, E, by engaging the hooks a a with the leaves or binding, asshown in Fig. 3.

Bisaholder, composed of one or more wires, to which is suitably attacheda thimble or eye, 0, adapted to fit and slide upon the exterior of rodA, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

When in use upon a book,the holder B and hooked rod A are intended tostand at right angles to each other,as shown in Figsl and 3.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The hooked rod A, carryingthe holder B, is secured centrally between the leaves of the open pageof the book by moving the part A within the part A, and thus adjustingthe hooks a a upon the back binding of the book. Holder B extends acrossand presses upon the faces of the leaves of the book and keeps the bookopen, as shown. The holder B may be shifted up or down on rod A, asdesired, and copy or manuscript to be copied may be held in convenientposition by passing the same under the copy-holder B, between it and theface of the book-page.

My improvement forms a convenient and easily-applied book and copyholder,whereby the copying of documents and access to the book isgreatly facilitated.

I do not limit myself to the exact size or form of any of the partsherein shown,as they may be suitably varied without departing from myinvention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an improved article of manufacture,

a book and copy holder made substantially as herein shown and described,the same consisting of a central hooked rod adjustable in its length anda holder sliding upon said hooked rod at rightangles thereto,as setforth.

2. In a book and copy holder, the rod A, constructed, as shown anddescribed, with a hook, a, at one end, and having at the opposite end asliding hook,a, the shank of which, A, slides upon the rod A, wherebysaid rod may carry a holder, B, and both holder and rod may be adjustedand attached to the books, as set forth.

3. The rod A, having a hook at one end and a sliding hook, at, at theopposite end, in combination with the holder B, sliding upon the rod A,substantially as herein shown and described.

AMOS HOCKETT.

Witnesses:

E. E. Moon, '1. J. GARLAND.

